Dawsonne Drake | |
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| 1st British Governor-General of the Philippines Governor of Manila | |
| In office 2 November 1762 – 31 May 1764 | |
| Monarch | George III of the United Kingdom |
| Preceded by | Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra (As Governor-General of the Philippines and Manila) |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier de la Torre (As the Governor-General of the Philippines and Manila since 17 March 1764) |
| Governor of White Town | |
| In office 1742–1762 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1724 Madras, India (now Chennai, India) |
| Died | 1784 (aged 59–60) India |
Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784) was the first British governor of Manila from 1762 to 1764, during the British occupation of the Seven Years' War. Prior to his term as the Manila administrator, he was the governor of White Town from 1742 to 1762.